Obama Backers and One Small Protest | Washington Post
August 06, 2009 4:20 PM
A bit of the excitement from the fall Obama rallies pervaded the Hilton ballroom tonight as hundreds hundreds waited for the 6 p.m. program to begin (it was running a little late). Outside vendors peddled...

Kaine’s Timing | Washington Post
August 06, 2009 3:00 PM
Gov. Tim Kaine had three years and seven months to announce his decision to pardon the former sailors convicted of raping and killing a woman in 1997 in the infamous Norfolk 4 case. But Kaine, the outgoing...

Ballroom Filling for Deeds Rally | Washington Post
August 06, 2009 2:49 PM
So it's not exactly the Comcast Center on the eve of the Potomac Primary last February, when 20,000 people showed up in the bitter cold to hear then candidate Barack Obama. But there's pretty serious energy...

McDonnell 51, Deeds 43 | Washington Post
August 06, 2009 2:17 PM
As we've explained before we don't trust all the polls that come out during the governor's race, but here's one that we can tell you about. A DailyKos/Research 2000 poll on the governor's race shows that...

Democrats Targets Wolf on Health Care | Washington Post
August 06, 2009 9:15 AM
The health care debate is hitting the road. Expect to hear plenty about it during Congress's monthlong August recess. Here in Virginia, national Democrats have started making calls -- both automated and...

First Click-Virginia | Washington Post
August 06, 2009 5:13 AM
Aug. 6, 2009 Good morning. Here's what's doing in politics across the Commonwealth today. It's Obama day. Or rather the day of Obama evening. The president will appear at a rally with Democratic gubernatorial...

I Saw a Statewide Candidate | VirginiaTomorrow
August 05, 2009 10:05 PM
Chatting up a potential contributor at a Panera Bread this afternoon.
I was impressed because the contributor has often donated to the other party (albeit not exclusively) and has actually given money...

McDonnell to Deliver National Address | Washington Post
August 05, 2009 2:29 PM
Here's just one more sign that the national spotlight is on Virginia's gubernatorial race. Bob McDonnell has been tapped by U.S. House GOP leader John Boehner to deliver the weekly Republican address this...

Macker Returns | Washington Post
August 05, 2009 2:23 PM
Terry McAuliffe has made his first entry into the gubernatorial race since embracing Creigh Deeds after losing to him in the June 9 primary. In an email to supporters today, McAuliffe encourages people...

Beyer’s Going-Away Party | Washington Post
August 05, 2009 2:00 PM
Tonight, a who's who of Virginia politics will attend a lavish party in honor of the soon-to-be ambassador to Switzerland, Don Beyer. The garden party will take place at the Old Town Alexandria home of...

House Call! | Washington Post
August 05, 2009 12:46 PM
Hello everyone! And welcome to House Call, the Virginia Politics blog's new weekly feature that will focus on, yep, you guessed it -- the House of Delegates! Call me a geek, but there are few subjects...